maddhunter Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 (edited) Opening Day of Oklahoma's Youth Turkey Season. The morning started without any gobbles on the roost, so we decided to run and gun and look for recent sighn. We walked for about 3 hours sitting and calling while we rested. We finally had made our way nearly back to the truck where we new there had been 2 toms in the area for the past 2 weeks. we sit out our decoys and got hidden good, calling in between short head bobs (me anyhow). after about 10minutes we heard a gobbles that sounded a few hundred yards away. We had our backs to the fence and some thick under brush hopeing the turkeys would cross the fence and come down on the pasture side but they didn't, they came down the fence just behind us about 5 yards and cole couldn't move for fear of being busted. So after about 10 minutes of them hanging up behind us I belly cralled down the hill trying to pull them in for a shot but they had nothing to do with it and slowly moved on down the fence. We thought, "Well here we go again". We then move across the wood lot and around in front of them useing our crow calls to keep tabs on them. We set up in front them with me about 100yrds behind Cole and they came in runin' and struttin'. Cole had to move his gun a little to the right because they came in so quick and close, he had to make a 15 yard shot and srilled him. BOOOO YAAAA the time had finally come!!!!!!!!!!! Cole has been turkey hunting since he was six and we have had alot of toms close but no cigar and finally it all come together. Best hunt I ever been on!!!!!!!!(tears in my eyes) It don't get no better than this !!!!!!!!!!!!!! we were so excited, I forgot to hve him take his face mask off. His momma takes better pics anyhow. Edited April 3, 2011 by maddhunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flintlock1776 Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 Great Jake! Congrats! Are you going to mount the bird or tail? Again, congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddhunter Posted April 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 Ya, we are doing a tail mount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohiobucks Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 Atta boy! One you'll both remember forever. Congrats! :gunsmilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 Great story..congrats Cole!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebohio Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 fantastic congrats and thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterfowler Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 congrats! hopefully more great hunts like tht in the future! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PotashRLS Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 Very cool. Dad was probably more excited than Cole. Congrats on a very memorable hunt and beautiful bird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pruts Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 Awesome, congratulations!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 You're right...it don't get any better than that!!!! Congrats to Cole on his 1st bird. Congrats to you too dad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccwhitey Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 One down many more to come, congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttinbuc Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 Too cool! Way to go Cole! That is great first turkey... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drkillemquick Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 Congrats Cole!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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